The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-16
cREmE AND CASUALTY.
DIED FROM HIS INJURIES.

Linton, a farmer whose two-hOrse team
backed off the bridge crossing the Ar.
kansas River west of this city yester.
day died to-day from injuries sustained
| from the accident.
A DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE.
ST.. LOUIS. June "a special from
| Marshal, Mo-, says: A cyclone entered
| this county yesterday afternoon about
| four o'clock, doing much general dam
age, but very severe damage at Little
/ Rock about $50 miles from here on the
| eastern border of the county and lying
upon the river. The storm came from
the northwest, striking the front
of Henry O'Berdick's residence.
The house was entirely lifted
partially around and dropped almost a
complete wreck several feet from its
| former resting place. The husband,
wife and several children seeing the
storm coming sought safety in the eel
lar, while the house was lifted from
over them. O'Berdick's barn was de-
strOyed, three horses killed, the Or
chard completely uprOoted and twenty
acres of wheat wiped out. The
Davidson was unroofed and
lifted from its foundation. The frame
residence of Jesse Hendricks was
almost totally destroyed. The houses
were all in the same vicinity. The
storm covered a space of fifty yards
wide, leaving destruction to all out
houses, fences and trees in its scope.
1t was accompanied by the heaviest
rain for months.
DESTROYED by LIGHTNING.
HoUGHTON, Mich, June S.-The
Quincy Rock House and the Drum
House were struck by lightning this
morning and were totally destroyed.
Loss 800, 900.
STARVED TO DEATH.
CHICAGO, June ga lad named
Hentz met with horrible death ut
Grand Crossing this morning. Some
two weeks ago he ran an old nail III his
foot and lockjaw set in. For ten days,
it was reported, the lads teeth were
closed so tightly he was unable to eat
of food, and it appeared he literally
starved to death.
SMALL FLOOD At SALIVA.
SALINA, Kan, June S.-The heaviest
rain storm of the season descended
upon our city to-day. Streets were
rendered impossible and cellars flooded,
causing thousands of dollars damage
to merchants and citizens.
FOUND MURDERED.
ST. LOUIS, June ga Post-Dispatch
special from Evansville, Ind, says the
on the road us it passes through
dense wood near Shawneetown, Ills,
with bullet through the heart. He
left ShawneetOwn at 10 o'clock last
night on horseback for home, and his
horse turned up ut the barn riderless.
a year ago Belt was tried for the muir
der of Luke Hambrink and acquitted.
1t is supposed IIambrink's friends are
the murderers. 1t is feared more trag-
edies will follow.
TILE TRIAL COMMENCED.
lAOLA, KaS., June SIN spite of
the opposition of the defense Judge
HiHdman sustained his order made
yesterday, having Il hearing begin to-
day III the train wreckerS' case. Out
of IL panel of thirty-siX jurymen twelve
were passed on by the State and eight
by the defense. This took most of the
day and the judge ordered Il new panel
of fifty men to be called for tomorrow,
at which it is hoped that full jury will
be obtained.
INDICTED FOR CATTLE STEALING.
MINNEAPOLIS, June Especial to
the Evening Journal from Pierre, Oak,
says: Charles d. Spencer, one of the
best known men in Dakota, was in
dicted to-day by the Grand Jury on the
charge of cattle stealing.
SLOW PROGRESS MADE.
KANSAS CITY, June S.-A special
from Springfield, Mo-, reports slow pro-
gTesS in the Cora Lee-Graham murder
trial. a Jury has not yet been obtain
ed and testimony will not begin before
Monday at the earliest. The prisoner
is charged with assisting her paramount,
George Graham, in the murder of Mrs.
Graham. She afterward married Ora
ham. He was lvnched soon after his
arrest.
A SHARP GRIPNAN.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June st was
learned tonight that conspiracy eX-
listed between II. JillsOn, discharged
gripman on the Kansas City cable rail-
way, and six conductors on the line,
whereby the company has been robbed
of over 81 500 in the past two months.
The robbery was planned by JillSon,
who got the combination to the bell
punches and fixed them up for the con-
ductOrs. He then divided the stealings
equally with the the conductors. Jill
son has fled, but will be captured. The
conductors were discharged by the
company but no prosecution will be
brought against them.
wOULD-BE RAPIST LYNCIIED.
NEW ORLEANS, June S.-A special
to the TimeS-Democrat from Mans
field, La, says: ION Wednesday
night last two negroes entered the
sleeping room of two young ladies
twelve miles southeast of this
the man of the house for
the purpose of outraging them.
They were arrested by citizens on Mon
day and confessed their guilt. On
Monday night Il mob took one of them,
w. 5. Washington, and hanged him to
a tree near the scene of the crime.
The other, Levi Abraham, escaped a
similar punishment by not being found
by the mob.
TERRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER.
KANSAS CITY, June 9.-A Times
Hannibal special reports a terrible do
mestic tragedy at that place tonight.
Lincoln Cook, cOlored, has lived apart
from his wife and child for two
months. She has been living with her
brother, Carter Jackson. Cook went to
the house tonight and demanded
possession of his little girl, who was in
care of it's mother. Mrs. Cook refused,
and started to carry the child out of the
room when Cook shot her in the breast.
| Jackson then interfered and was shot
in the head and killed. The murderer
surrendered. Mrs. Cook may recover.
| A FUGITIVE MURDERER ARRESTED.
| WARRENSBURG, Mo-, June 9.-Dan-
| iel Cox, Il farm hand, was arrested here
| to-day by Sheriff Powell, of Green
| County, ILL.,, for the murder of w. n.
Niece, at Walkerville, ILL.,, February
81, 1877. Cox struck Niece in the back
of the head with stone killing him
instantly, then fed and has been flu
gitive from justice all that time. The
killing resulted from a quarrel over the
election of Hayes. Cox has been living
| few miles north of town for foul
years a quiet and peaceable citizen
He was taken to CarrOlton, the county
seat of Green County, tonight.
THE JURY DISMISSED.
NEW YORK, June 9.-At the SharI
trial to-day, John Vanderbilt was be
fore Judge Barrett on a charge of EN-
bracery. He admitted saying to Z;
juror to be easy on the old man, but IN
had no evil intent. Assistant Attor
ney Nicoll. who was present and rep
resented the people, was obliged t.
admit that there was no evidence O
the defendant having been mixed u
in the matter in the least. After til
examination of talesmen had pro
Guessed at some length, the council fo
| the people and defense expressed thei